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1." pl fren, : fjdas oy eg /-#¢-67 Ge * Hoover Versus Kor medy 4 * Though i should be a simple’ * >‘ " mailer te resolve, there is now ho indication that the argumeat Over wirelapping between John Edgar Hooover and Rehert F, Kennedy will ever be decisively settled, From documents released thus far, it appears thal RFK, while attorney peneral, did indced au- thorize wiretapping, _ vehemently denies it. The furor opened with publica- tion of a Hoover letter which said Kennedy knew ail about FBI eavesdropping, Kennedy said. he didn’t, the veteran FBI director was “misinformed.” Hoover. replied thai Kennedy's: retort was “absolutely inconccivs ; able.” | Hoover then produced a docu- ‘ment backing his stand from the | WTR es Teton 14 "The Daily Gazette and Mail" Morristown, December 23, 1966 EBL CSURE but he _f The case in point is whether that . ‘same FRI official Kennedy had . “quoied on his side. Kennedy then called for Hoove er to make public his entire file selection !o “indicate under which attorney general his prac- tice bepan, whether prior atior- acy-generals authorized il, and whether or nol they were as une + informed ag 1 was.” W really makes no difference. he ee i ee ee, oe D- in this matter whether prévious altorney generals authorized < wirelapping or not. nis Kennedy authorized the practice.“ ‘Hohe did authorize it, why not ‘admit it? Why attempt: to weasel sf ‘out of H? . If in fact RFK did not authors! tt ize it, than the FBI Director has | : some explaining to do, ; wt. + Reiween the two, we believe *. ; Hoover, yy ‘a, P ‘Tennessee